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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 35

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 35

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 35

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 35 of the classical Mahābhārata with 61 verses.

Total: 61 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.35.1–61 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
तथा रथशतं साग्रं पत्तींश्च शतशोऽपरान् । न्यहनत्पाण्डवो युद्धे तापयंस्तव वाहिनीम् ॥
English Translation
Then scorching your army the Pandava killed, in battle, a hundred of cars and hundreds of powerful foot soldiers.
प्रताप्यमानं सूर्येण भीमेन च महात्मना । तव सैन्यं संचुकोच चर्म वह्निगतं यथा ॥
English Translation
Scorched by the sun and the high-souled Bhima your army began to shrink like a piece of leather spread over a fire.
ते भीमभयसंत्रस्तास्तावका भरतर्षभ । विहाय समरे भीमं दुद्रुवुर्वै दिशो दश ॥
English Translation
O foremost of Bharatas, filled with anxiety consequent upon the fear of Bhima, your troops avoided him and fled away in all directions.
रथाः पञ्चशताश्चान्ये ह्रादिनश्चर्मवर्मिणः । भीममभ्यद्रवंस्तूर्णं शरपूगैः समन्ततः ॥
English Translation
Then five hundred car-warriors, clad in excellent coats of mail, fell upon Bhima with loud shouts discharging a shower of arrows on all sides.
तान्ससूतरथान्सर्वान्सपताकाध्वजायुधान् । पोथयामास गदया भीमो विष्णुरिवासुरान् ॥
English Translation
Like Vishnu killing the demons Bhima, with his mace, destroyed those valiant warriors with their drivers, cars, banners, standards and weapons.
ततः शकुनिनिर्दिष्टाः सादिनः शूरसंमताः । त्रिसाहस्रा ययुर्भीमं शक्त्यृष्टिप्रासपाणयः ॥
English Translation
Then three thousand cavalry led by Shakuni, held in esteem by all brave men and armed with darts, swords and lances, dashed on the great Bhima.
तान्प्रत्युद्गम्य यवनानश्वारोहान्वरारिहा । विचरन्विविधान्मार्गान्घातयामास पोथयन् ॥
English Translation
Advancing impetuously towards them and coursing in various ways that slayer of foes killed them with his mace.
तेषामासीन्महाञ्शब्दस्ताडितानां च सार्वशः । असिभिश्छिद्यमानानां नडानामिव भारत ॥
English Translation
While they were thus being assailed by Bhima loud sounds arose among them like those from among a herd of elephants struck with a large piece of rock.
एवं सुबलपुत्रस्य त्रिसाहस्रान्हयोत्तमान् । हत्वान्यं रथमास्थाय क्रुद्धो राधेयमभ्ययात् ॥
English Translation
Having killed those three thousand excellent horses of Subala's son in that way he rode upon another car and worked up with anger proceeded against the son of Radha.
कर्णोऽपि समरे राजन्धर्मपुत्रमरिंदमम् । शरैः प्रच्छादयामास सारथिं चाप्यपातयत् ॥
English Translation
Karna too, O king, coveredwith arrows in battle Dharma's son, the subduer of foes and struck down his charioteer.
ततः संप्रद्रुतं संख्ये रथं दृष्ट्वा महारथः । अन्वधावत्किरन्बाणैः कङ्कपत्रैरजिह्मगैः ॥
English Translation
Beholding him thus fly away quickly in battle the mighty car-warrior Karna pursued him shooting straight Kanka-feathered arrows.
राजानमभि धावन्तं शरैरावृत्य रोदसी । क्रुद्धः प्रच्छादयामास शरजालेन मारुतिः ॥
English Translation
Covering the earth and sky with arrows, the son of the Wind-god (Bhima) covered him with a shower of arrows while he pursued the king.
संनिवृत्तस्ततस्तूर्णं राधेयः शत्रुकर्शनः । भीमं प्रच्छादयामास समन्तान्निशितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Then quickly returning, the son of Radha, the subduer of enemies, covered Bhima on all sides with sharpened arrows.
भीमसेनरथव्यग्रं कर्णं भारत सात्यकिः । अभ्यर्दयदमेयात्मा पार्ष्णिग्रहणकारणात् । अभ्यवर्तत कर्णस्तमर्दितोऽपि शरैर्भृशम् ॥
English Translation
Then placing himself on the side of Bhima's car, O Bharata, the highly energetic Satyaki began to afflict Karna who was in front of Bhima.
तावन्योन्यं समासाद्य वृषभौ सर्वधन्विनाम् । विसृजन्तौ शरांश्चित्रान्विभ्राजेतां मनस्विनौ ॥
English Translation
Though greatly assailed by Satyaki Karna still approached Bhima; approaching each : other, those two best of archers, the two highly energetic heroes, appeared highly resplendent as they discharged arrows at each other.
ताभ्यां वियति राजेन्द्र विततं भीमदर्शनम् । क्रौञ्चपृष्ठारुणं रौद्रं बाणजालं व्यदृश्यत ॥
English Translation
Spread by them, O king, in the sky those rows, shining as the backs of crane, looked exceedingly fierce and terrible.
नैव सूर्यप्रभां खं वा न दिशः प्रदिशः कुतः । प्राज्ञासिष्म वयं ताभ्यां शरैर्मुक्तैः सहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
On account of those thousands of arrows, O king, neither the rays of the sun nor the cardinal quarters could be seen either by ourselves or by the enemy.
मध्याह्ने तपतो राजन्भास्करस्य महाप्रभाः । हृताः सर्वाः शरौघैस्तैः कर्णमाधवयोस्तदा ॥
English Translation
The fierceness of the sun's rays burring at midday was removed by those thick showers of arrows discharged by Karna and the son of Pandu.
सौबलं कृतवर्माणं द्रौणिमाधिरथिं कृपम् । संसक्तान्पाण्डवैर्दृष्ट्वा निवृत्ताः कुरवः पुनः ॥
English Translation
Beholding the son of Subala, Kritavarma, Drona's son, Adhiratha's son and Kripa fight with the Pandavas the Kauravas rallied and came back to the battle.
तेषामापततां शब्दस्तीव्र आसीद्विशां पते । उद्धूतानां यथा वृष्ट्या सागराणां भयावहः ॥
English Translation
O king, the army, dashing impetuously against the enemies, caused a tumult resembling the terrible noise made by many oceans swollen with rams.
ते सेने भृशसंविग्ने दृष्ट्वान्योन्यं महारणे । हर्षेण महता युक्ते परिगृह्य परस्परम् ॥
English Translation
Furiously engaged in fight the two armies became filled with delight as the warriors saw and seized one another.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं मध्यं प्राप्ते दिवाकरे । यादृशं न कदाचिद्धि दृष्टपूर्वं न च श्रुतम् ॥
English Translation
When the sun was at its meridian they engaged in fight the like of which was never seen or heard of before.
बलौघस्तु समासाद्य बलौघं सहसा रणे । उपासर्पत वेगेन जलौघ इव सागरम् ॥
आसीन्निनादः सुमहान्बलौघानां परस्परम् । गर्जतां सागरौघाणां यथा स्यान्निस्वनो महान् ॥
English Translation
One powerful division, meeting with another such, rushed upon it with impetuosity like a huge collection of water rushing towards the ocean. The din, caused by the two armies as they roared at each other, was loud and deep like that which is heard when several oceans mingle with one another.
ते तु सेने समासाद्य वेगवत्यौ परस्परम् । एकीभावमनुप्राप्ते नद्याविव समागमे ॥
English Translation
That the two furious armies, approaching one another, formed one mass like two furious rivers that run into each other.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं घोररूपं विशां पते । कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च लिप्सतां सुमहद्यशः ॥
English Translation
Then a dreadful encounter took place between the Kurus and Pandavas who were actuated by the desire of gaining glory.
कुरूणां गर्जतां तत्र अविच्छेदकृता गिरः । श्रूयन्ते विविधा राजन्नामान्युद्दिश्य भारत ॥
English Translation
O descendant of Bharata, as those warriors called one another by name a regular confusion of voices was heard.
यस्य यद्धि रणे न्यङ्गं पितृतो मातृतोऽपि वा । कर्मतः शीलतो वापि स तच्छ्रावयते युधि ॥
English Translation
In that battle, his antagonist was made to hear by a hero whatever matter or ridicule he had of his father, mother, conduct of character.
तान्दृष्ट्वा समरे शूरांस्तर्जयानान्परस्परम् । अभवन्मे मती राजन्नैषामस्तीति जीवितम् ॥
English Translation
Beholding those heroes reviling one another in battle, O king, I thought that the lease of their life had run out.
तेषां दृष्ट्वा तु क्रुद्धानां वपूंष्यमिततेजसाम् । अभवन्मे भयं तीव्रं कथमेतद्भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
Beholding the bodies of those highly energetic and wrathful heroes my mind was possessed by great fear and I thought, "what will become of them?
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